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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1905
Page
6
The decline of natural gas and the old gas belt have pushed Indiana manufacturers to seek new, better locations. Cities near the belt, especially Vincennes and Terre Haute, offered fuel, shipping advantages, and bonuses to attract factories. Factory owners prioritize low fuel costs and strong shipping access when choosing sites.
Cincinnati report details Nellie Hess Ling, 17, arrested after admitting she followed a Filipino scout to the city. Chief Crawford interviewed her, linking a pattern of women drawn to Filipino guards and a broader tale of disrupted homes, elopements, and involvement of Chicago figures Madge Carroll and Tillie Burns.
A Rochester woman claiming to be the wife of Early confronts him in Indianapolis as he faces government authorities over alleged mail fraud linked to employment agency schemes. She reveals years of marriage, past wealth, and plans to seek a divorce or pursue legal action.
Mrs Lillian M Stevens national president of the W C T U denounces a proposed open saloon vote in Washington next Sunday. She claims 200,000 WCTU members and many thousands of others oppose legalized liquor and Sabbath desecration. The piece notes a Cincinnati school background for a speaker and mentions Indian revolts in the program context.
Tom Nourse and Patrick Lucid of the Plainfield Institution confess they told a secondHand goods dealer articles Bald by them had been stolen. Hapwood ran a secondhand store near Merrill Street and bought stolen items from local boys, spurring police to detain him and his wife Annie Hapwood. Several youths testified to stealing and selling items, with confessions tied to Hapwood as part of a broader fence. Hapwood and wife bound over to the grand jury. bond set at $1000. Police linked earlier Busts and noted widespread theft by youths.
Two prominent St Louis and Salisbury women visited Governor Hunt's office to push Bland family welfare. They promote a book by Silver Dick Bland, the late congressman once a potential presidential candidate and silver wing leader, as a funds source for the family facing poverty and illness. The governor was away, so they spoke at the session hall.
A black officer, Constable McDonald, entered Sam Truttner's saloon on West Washington Street Wednesday night to obtain a drink and encountered John Hennessey, William Thompson, and others. A dispute led to a fight. McDonald wielded a knife and was disarmed, then shot with a revolver. He sustained head injuries and testified in police court Thursday morning before trio suspects Duncan and Asking were arrested by bicycle policemen.
Lobster dealers report an agent for capitalists offering to purchase the industry to gain absolute control of the catch. The syndicate allegedly backs seven million dollars and would involve Armour and other big dealers in the deal, with duties and terms discussed locally.
Ex governor George H Boutwell was laid to rest in Groton cemetery with a quiet ceremony on Thursday afternoon in Groton Massachusetts as frugal obsequies were observed by mourners from the state and local community.
Ada Negresses and Ella Vaughn fought near Indiana Avenue after a bucket of beer, with Ada striking Vaughn with bricks twice. Vaughn sustained head wounds and is listed in serious condition at City Hospital as police search for Ada and her beer bucket.
Gan Booth of the Salvation Army begins a Jerusalem journey on Thursday to host an open air meeting on Mount Calvary. Lord Milner is succeeded as British high commissioner in South Africa by Fort Belborne. Dennis F Golden resigns as clerk at Indianapolis Gas to join the coal and see business. Henry Schoub, 6, hanged himself in Moundsville prison over divorce. The French liner La Bretagne grounds in New York harbor. passengers in danger, tugs expected to free it.
Innesbruck Swiss report says an avalanche struck a peasant hut on Thursday, killing all the children inside. Simultaneously from St Petersburg Gen Broensel, who arrived from Parla, dined with the czar on Thursday. Texe Laxative Breos Quitine claims a cold cure in one day.
After many works and cessation of traffic the river froze with large fields of ice. By Thursday the stream was navigable again and open from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh. News from Scripps-McRae Press Association. Cincinnati bureau reports, March.
City records list births in many households with names and addresses across streets. Death notices include Wiletta Gaton John Henry Stewart Rebecca Roberts and others with hospital or cause details such as heart failure cerebral hemorrhage and gangrene. Building permits show remodels and repairs at Virginia Pennsylvania Central and Washington addresses.
Chicago market notes show Friday receipts with mixed cattle, calves, and hogs, steady to lower demand, plus Western and native lambs. Butter, cheese, and eggs report varied prices across creamery, full cream, and foreign grades, with notable figures for turkeys, chickens, ducks and live poultry per standard units.
SCRIPPS-MAHA PRESS ASSOCIATION reports cattle receipts at Buffalo and East Buffalo markets with price ranges. Cattle steady to firm with steers at 5.00 to 5.50, heifers around 5.00 to 5.75, stockers and feeders mixed. Hogs receipts show bacon and feeder demand with prices around 4.50 to 5.60, lambs at 5.75, and sheep near 3.40 to 5.00. Trade described as steady to firmer with activity varying by class.
Detectives press grand jury as bribery allegations surface amid legislative sessions. Witnesses like Representative Robinson and McDonald testify without naming specifics while a $5,000 fund for prosecuting bribery is ridiculed. The House plans to modify the appropriations bill as senators resist changes and await conference committee outcomes.
Alvin R. Smith of Booth Bend, a salesman, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy Thursday in federal court. He lists debts totaling a small amount and claims all property is worthless.
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